Melvyn Bragg In Our Time Podcasts & Audiobooks

Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.

The history of ideas discussed by Melvyn Bragg and guests including Philosophy, science, literature, religion and the influence these ideas have on us today.

From Altruism to Wittgenstein, philosophers, theories and key themes.

The Adventure of English is a British television series (ITV) on the history of the English language presented by Melvyn Bragg as well as a companion book, also written by Bragg. The series ran in 2003.

Discussion of religious movements and the theories and individuals behind them.

Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.

Popular culture, poetry, music and visual arts and the roles they play in our society.

From 2008: Gore Vidal in conversation with Melvyn Bragg. Filmed at the Royal Geographical Society.

This is the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language....

Melvyn Bragg fronts The Written World, a BBC Radio 4 series following the origins of writing from its first appearance 6,000 years ago and exploring how it has shaped the world's intellectual history....